Fossil fish discovery shows link from fins to legs

Fossil fish discovery shows link from fins to legs

latimes.com

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You’ve met the front of Tiktaalik roseae , the fish-like creature that fills an important gap between fish and four-legged, land-based animals. Now, the hindquarters of the 375-million-year-old fossil are having their close-up moment, and they’re showing a pelvis that marks it farther along the evolutionary track from fin to limb.

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